Re: Has anyone tried a TRL Dude with their Torii?Reply #1 - 12/21/11 at 19:02:04

Have you ever tried a CSP2? Mine works very well with the Torii Mk III. I'm not using one now because my PS Audio PerfectWave DAC works very well as a preamp, but with other sources the CSP2 was a real winner. I use it now with my DEC685 and Torii Mk II.

Re: Has anyone tried a TRL Dude with their Torii?Reply #3 - 12/26/11 at 05:02:07

I had never heard of TRL until I read this post and checked on there website. They may be the best thing since sliced bread but they have NO description of there products, except for prices, whatsoever to allow me even be interested. Beside the fact the prices are in the Lamm league and I cannot afford silly money anymore on this hobby. Decware and my Torii III has spoiled me.

Re: Has anyone tried a TRL Dude with their Torii?Reply #4 - 01/03/12 at 03:16:36

Yes, it is on the spendy side and their site definitely sucks, but the user feedback is what intrigued me.

I'll eventually listen to it--may have my buddy lug it over in the next couple of weeks, but I elected to try a different loudspeaker first. I love my current speakers and my synergy is great, but with recent changes to my living/listening room, the placement is just a bit off.

That said, just as the Torii can be a destination amp, I suspect (from what I've read) the preamp could be too.

Re: Has anyone tried a TRL Dude with their Torii?Reply #5 - 01/03/12 at 04:59:57

I know nothing about them, but "the Dude"? Really? Would love to hear that stuff, especially their 6-channel preamp which, at $25,000, is only 7 times as much as much as an Ultra. Need to show this to my wife, to help prove, undeniably, just how prudent I was with our system.